MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/04/2113
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2993 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (71-91) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0
Kansas City Royals (92-70) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
Guardians Bridle Royals, 3-2
Cleveland right-hander Dusty Cosand helped his team edge Kansas City by the score of 3-2. Cosand kept the opposing lineup in check. Cosand, the winner, moves to 7-12. He threw 6.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up 2 walks. By defeating Kansas City, the last-place Guardians improved to 71-91.

The Guardians got a big at-bat from right fielder J.J. Kirby. For the game, Kirby went 1 for 4 with a triple. In the top of the fourth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring triple. His 5th triple of the season gave Cleveland a 2-1 lead.

"We hit some balls hard and didn't get rewarded for it," said Kansas City manager Connor Gould.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Clarke DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .236 16 49
Z. Wilson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .271 20 84
B. Roller 3B 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 .277 19 45
   a-R. Lower 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 12 47
J. Kirby RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263 27 99
A. Grant CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .248 17 78
C. Roberts SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 8 48
B. Ellis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 4 8
B. Salvatierra 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .255 13 63
C. Pineiro C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .265 6 27
Totals 32 3 6 3 1 9 7      
a - R. Lower substituted for B. Roller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Roller (18, 4th Inning off R. Acosta, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Kirby (5, 4th Inning off R. Acosta, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Roller (19, 6th Inning off R. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Clarke , Z. Wilson , B. Roller 6 , J. Kirby 3 , B. Salvatierra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Clarke , C. Roberts
GIDP: T. Clarke
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Salvatierra (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Salvatierra-Roberts-Ellis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Diaz SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270 11 50
C. Mejia RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 4 23
J. Martin DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .203 3 8
B. Brancati 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .220 0 5
   b-M. Gutierrez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 2 46
X. Gilbert 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 3 12
T. Crawford 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 1 25
   c-M. Kojima PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
A. Loredo LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .373 1 7
   a-A. Baeza PH, LF, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .270 11 55
T. Valadez CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .159 0 6
   d-J. Gaitan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 19 77
E. Guerrero C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .261 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 8 10      
a - A. Baeza pinch hit for A. Loredo in the 7th
b - M. Gutierrez pinch hit for B. Brancati in the 8th
c - M. Kojima pinch hit for T. Crawford in the 9th
d - J. Gaitan pinch hit for T. Valadez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Crawford (14, 2nd Inning off D. Cosand, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martin 2 (3, 1st Inning off D. Cosand, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off M. Ortega, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Diaz , J. Martin 8 , B. Brancati , T. Crawford 2 , A. Loredo
2-out RBI: , J. Martin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Diaz , J. Gaitan , E. Guerrero
GIDP: C. Mejia
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Loredo (6) , A. Baeza (33)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gilbert-Diaz-Brancati)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cosand W (7-12) 6.2 4 1 1 2 5 1 107 4.31   
M. Ortega H (15) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 18 5.13   
P. Iglesias SV (42) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 5.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cosand 65
Batters Faced: D. Cosand 26, M. Ortega 5, P. Iglesias 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cosand 5-10, M. Ortega 1-1, P. Iglesias 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cosand 107-74, M. Ortega 18-12, P. Iglesias 15-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Acosta L (3-5) 7.0 5 3 3 0 8 1 101 6.00   
S. Tucker 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 4.47   
H. Botello 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Acosta 63
Batters Faced: R. Acosta 26, S. Tucker 4, H. Botello 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Acosta 2-11, S. Tucker 1-0, H. Botello 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Acosta 101-68, S. Tucker 24-12, H. Botello 10-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dusty Cosand
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 37551
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